SAFE SEATING POSITION
The ideal seating position can make a vital head rest near or on a side airbag because will not exert pressure against the abdomi-
contribution to relaxed, relatively fatigue- the inflating airbag could cause a serious or nal area.
free driving. Together with the safety belts fatal injury.<
and airbags, the seating position also plays
Never allow more than one person to wear
a single safety belt. Never allow infants or
an important role in providing occupants
with maximum levels of passive safety in
Even if all these instructions are followed, it small children to ride in a passenger's lap.
cannot entirely be ruled out that in some Do not route the belt across your neck, or
an accident. To ensure that the safety sys- circumstances injury may result from con- run it across sharp edges. Be sure that the
tems operate with optimal efficiency, we
strongly urge you to observe the instruc-
tions contained in the following section.
tact with the airbags. In sensitive individu- belt does not become caught or jammed.
als, the ignition and inflation noise may
induce a mild hearing loss that is usually
temporary.
Avoid twisting the belt while routing it
firmly across the hips and shoulder; wear it
as snugly against your body as possible and
do not allow it to rest against sharp or frag-
ile objects. Otherwise, the belt could slide
over your hips in the event of a frontal
impact and cause abdominal injury. Avoid
wearing bulky clothing and pull on the lap
belt periodically to retension it over your
shoulder. Otherwise, the safety belt's
For additional information about trans-
porting children safely, refer to page 48.
For airbag locations and additional infor-
mation on airbags, refer to page 72.
Sitting safely with airbags
Safe seating position with safety belt
Always maintain an adequate dis-
tance between yourself and all of the Fasten your safety belt before each drive.
airbags. Always hold the steering wheel by Airbags are an additional safety device and
the rim with the hands at the 9 and
work in conjunction with the safety belts,
but do not replace them.
restraint effectiveness could be reduced.<
3 o'clock positions to keep any chance of
injury to hands or arms to an absolute min-
imum, should the airbag be deployed.
No one and nothing is to come between
the airbags and the seat occupant. Do not
use the front passenger airbag cover as a
storage surface for objects of any kind.
Ensure that the front passenger is correctly
seated, i.e. that no feet or legs are propped
against the dashboad. Otherwise, leg injury
could result if the front passenger airbag
suddenly deployed. Never let an occupant's
Your vehicle is equipped with four seats,
each of which is provided with a safety belt.
For information on using the safety belts,
refer to page 45.
At all times, occupants should sit
upright and be properly restrained –
infants and small children in appropriate
child-restraint systems; larger children and
adults using the safety belts.
Expectant mothers should always wear
their safety belts, taking care to position
the lap belt against the lower hips, where it
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